Pickup truck strikes house in Rockland

Lt. Dennis Camber inspects a truck after Rockland Fire and EMS responded to a "vehicle into a house" call on Sunday.

February 6, 2012 9:21 amUpdated: February 6, 2012 5:24 pm

ROCKLAND, Maine — Alcohol was a factor in a Sunday night crash in which a pickup truck struck a house, according to the Rockland Police Department.

The truck was heading north on West Meadow Road when the driver, Willam Willis, 67, of Rockland, lost control of the vehicle, which struck a tree and then careened into the house, Rockland Deputy Police Chief Wallace Tower said.

Willis suffered only minor injuries, according to police. No one else was injured.

Alcohol was a factor in the crash, Tower said. No charges have been filed.